Duffey Lake, BC Jan 2011

wilkez · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:54 pm

So I just moved up to pemberton for the start of my 4 month snow-bum adventure. I'll just use this thread to post all my pics/videos instead of making a bunch of threads. So scroll down to the bottom for the latest!

So summarize so far, we have had almost 2 meters fall in the 9 days. It buried the somewhat suspect early season snowpack on the bc south coast, and replaced it with typical coastal concrete stability. No sun yet, but lots of pow and treeline stuff. So tons of riding and lots of great friends to share it with!

Week 1 video:

Week 2 Video:

I have some pictures too...too lazy to deal with those tonight though...

LeeLau · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:31 pm

here you go you lazy bum. Only posted splitter pictures so no-one here throws a fit

IrishGav · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:32 am

hell ya

Taft · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:23 am

will so many camers around I have kept the pointer and shoot in the pack. here are a couple though.

and a line with only one splitter involved

and just for shits here is a MTB vid. Lee Lau gave me a contour so i took it for a test ride. its really really really bad video footage. and an even a worse edit. but heres the test. :nononno:

South Island Split · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:13 pm

Epic work guys! Keep it coming. One month deep into our own ski bum adventure around Revelstoke. Rogers Pass is just amazing at the moment. Haven't had time to get any pics or vids sorted yet. If your over this way send us a message. Will be cool to ride with some other splitboarders.

wilkez · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:15 pm

Thanks for picking up my slack boys. More goods coming up, high pressure rolling in!

raym · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:36 pm

Man, I need to get over there some time! Looks like you guys are having a good time.

wilkez · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:33 pm

So high pressure rolled in for a few days. Unfortunately the flu hit me today, so I had time to do this video from jan 10th. The snow is stable and good for shredding alpine lines!

This run is one of my favourites so I figured it would be a good choice for the first alpine day of the season. I call it nuclear explosion couloir, because every time I have done it in the past, there is a slight wind coming up over the ridge blows your powder turns way up in the air. Really it is just off joffre shoulder in case you are wondering. I don't know if it has a real name. But it is one of those awesome lines you can see form the highway to show all your friends next time you drive over the duffey.

This was the first time Johanna has been up to hit a line like this, so she was a big nervous on the boot back up the 45-50 degree slopes at the top. But she made it, and shred it to pieces...as did I. And because I am nice, I broke trail the entire way up - all 1200m of the run...it hurt just a little bit.

View of the destination from the highway:

View of cayoosh across the valley on the way up...the destination for later this week:

Almost there Jo...

Assessing the damage:

And the video!

LeeLau · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:50 pm

3 days

Jan 12 - Cayoosh - Millon dollar couloir powplosions. GOOD ALP/GOOD TL. High overcast. Winds warm 10 -15 kms from SE. Sun peeked out late afternoon- snowballing on sun affected slopes W and S

Jan 13 - Cayoosh again - Air temps - 6 - 8 or so. Skies clear in morning. High cloud in afternoon, Winds moderate on ridgetops. Poached a run into Marriott side then W runs off Exidor Ridge back to Cayoosh. Some snowballing and suncrust lower elevs

Jan 14 - NW Pascall S1 - S2 for most of the day. 10 new at 1200m; 20 - 25 new at 1900m; 30-35 on wl aspects. Winds swirling from NNW NE all day. Mostly cloudy. Temps - 6 to -8.

LeeLau · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:48 pm

and some pics

IrishGav · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:57 am

Blower pow today in the Duffey!

LeeLau · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:08 am

bunch of video shorts

powderjunkie · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:30 pm

good to see ya postin' here leelau.

headed up there beginning of Feb. and hoping for conditions like that. :drool:

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